Christian Biography Resources

  Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876).  American hymn writer and Gospel singer.

  David Brainerd (1718-1747).  Missionary to American Indians.

  John Bunyan (1628-1688).  English preacher and writer.

  Cambridge Seven.   Seven young Englishmen who went to China as missionaries.

  William Carey (1761-1834).  English Baptist missionary to India.

  James Chalmers (1841-1901).  Scottish missionary-explorer to the South Pacific Islands.

  J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918).  American evangelist, revivalist and pastor.

  Fanny Crosby (1820-1915).  American hymn writer and poetess.

  Martin R. DeHaan (1891-1965).  American Bible teacher, pastor, and author.

  Christmas Evans (1766-1838).  Welsh Baptist preacher.

  John Geddie (1815-1872).  Canadian missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu).

  James Gilmour (1843-1891).  Pioneer Scottish missionary to Mongolia.

  Solomon L. Ginsburg (1867-1927).  Polish-born, Baptist missionary to Brazil.

  Jonathan Goforth (1859-1936).  Canadian missionary to China.

  Oliver B. Greene (1915-1976).  American evangelist and author.

  George Grenfell (1849-1906).  English Baptist missionary to Africa.

  Frances R. Havergal (1836-1879).  English poet and hymn writer.

  Matthew Henry (1662-1714).  English minister and Bible commentator.

  Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951).  American Bible teacher, pastor, and author.

  Adoniram Judson (1788-1850).  American Baptist missionary to Burma.

  Ann H. Judson (1789-1826). "The First Lady of American foreign missions."

  David Livingstone (1813-1873).  Scottish missionary and explorer to Africa.

  Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843).  Scottish preacher of the Gospel.

  Alexander Mackay (1849-1890).  Pioneer Scottish missionary to Uganda, Africa.

  Charles H. Mackintosh (1820-1896).  Irish preacher, Bible expositor, and author.

  Samuel Marsden (1764-1838).  English missionary to New South Wales and New Zealand.

  Robert Moffat (1795-1883).  Pioneer Scottish missionary to South Africa.

  Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899).  American evangelist.

  George Müller (1805-1898).  English evangelist and philanthropist.

  John Newton (1725-1807).  English hymn writer.

  Henry Nott (1774-1844).  English missionary to Tahiti (Society Islands).

  John G. Paton (1824-1907).  Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu).

  John R. Rice (1895-1980).  American evangelist, author and newspaper editor.

  Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908).  American Gospel singer and composer.

  Mary Slessor (1848-1915).  Scottish missionary to Africa.

  Gipsy Smith (1860-1947).  English evangelist.

  Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892).  English Baptist preacher, author, and editor.

  C.T. Studd (1860-1931).  English missionary to China, India, and Africa.

  Billy Sunday (1862-1935).  American evangelist.

  Hudson Taylor (1832-1905).  English missionary to China.

  Reuben A. Torrey (1856-1928).  American evangelist, pastor, and author.

  William Tyndale (1494?-1536).  English translator of the Bible and Reformer.

  Isaac Watts (1674-1748).  English preacher, poet, and hymn writer.

  Charles Wesley (1707-1788).  English hymn writer, poet, and preacher.

  Walter L. Wilson (1881-1969).  American Bible teacher, author, and medical doctor.

  Daniel W. Whittle (1840-1901).  American evangelist.

  Walter T. P. Wolston (1840-1917).  English Gospel preacher, and author.

  John Wycliffe (d. 1384).  English preacher, writer and Bible translator.

  Christian Hall of Fame
Over 100 biographical sketches and portraits.

  Christian Men of Science by George Mulfinger & Julia Mulfinger Orozco.
Interesting short biographies of eleven men who changed the world: Johannes Kepler, Robert Boyle, Sir David Brewster, Michael Faraday, Samuel F. B. Morse, Matthew Fontaine Murray, Lord Kelvin (William Thomson), James Clerk Maxwell, Howard Atwood Kelly, M.D., Dr. Henry Morris, and Dr. Walt Brown. Available from Ambassador Emerald International.

  The Cyber Hymnal: Biographies
Biographical information and the music and words for the hymns of over 120 authors, translators, and composers.

  Echoes from Glory
Selective sayings and a portrait for William Carey, Lewis S. Chafer, J. Wilbur Chapman, Martin R. DeHaan, Oliver B. Greene, Harry A. Ironside, Bob Jones, Sr., Charles H. Mackintosh, Dwight L. Moody, George Müller, Gipsy Smith, Charles H. Spurgeon, C. T. Studd, Billy Sunday, J. Hudson Taylor, Walter L. Wilson.

  Hymn Writers, Composers and Their Hymns
Philip P. Bliss, Wm. B. Bradbury, Fanny Crosby, W. O. Cushing, Edwin O. Excell, Frances Havergal, Elisha Hoffman, Wm. J. Kirkpatrick, Robert Lowry, John Newton, Ira D. Sankey, George C. Stebbins, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley.

  Missionary Biographies
David Brainerd, Cambridge Seven, William Carey, James Chalmers, John Geddie, James Gilmour, Solomon Ginsburg, Jonathan Goforth, George Grenfell, Adoniram Judson, David Livingstone, Alexander Mackay, Samuel Marsden, Robert Moffat, Henry Nott, John Paton, Mary Slessor, C. T. Studd, J. Hudson Taylor.

  Profiles in Evangelism by Fred Barlow. 
Short biographies of forty-six evangelists, pastors, missionaries, and musicians including William Carey, D. L. Moody, Ira Sankey, C. H. Spurgeon, Billy Sunday, R. A. Torrey, John Wesley, etc. with a portrait of each. Available from Sword of the Lord Publishers.

  Sword of the Lord Preacher Biographies 
Biographical sketches and portraits for over 70 preachers of the past.